A client's family member asks the nurse how to know if the client is improving while receiving furosemide (Lasix) for congestive heart failure. The nurse's response should be based on the understanding that improvement in the client's condition is characterized by

A client's family member asks the nurse how to know if the client is improving while receiving furosemide (Lasix) for congestive heart failure. The nurse's response should be based on the understanding that improvement in the client's condition is characterized by

Which of the following pumps or exchangers explains why the volume of RBCs in venous blood is greater than that of arterial blood due to accumulation of water in these cells?

A client is scheduled for a Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA). The nurse knows that a PTCA is the?

As the cardiac-vascular nurse prepares to administer an experimental cardiac drug to a patient who is participating in a research study, the patient states that they no longer want the medication. The nurse advises the patient that:

A patient with cardiogenic shock receives a nursing diagnosis of decreased cardiac output. With the appropriate interventions, the anticipated outcome is for the patient to achieve: